Tuesday, May 13th 2014
$2,999 Price of GeForce GTX TITAN-Z Not Justifiable: Review
Here's why NVIDIA still hasn't launched the GeForce GTX TITAN-Z at the $2,999 price-point it so boldly announced at GTC 2014 - it's not worth its price by a long shot, at least not when stacked up against the Radeon R9 295X2, according to a review published by Hong Kong based print magazine E-Zone. In most tests, the two are evenly matched, with the R9 295X2 even outperforming it by a significant margin in some. In tests where the GTX TITAN-Z leads the R9 295X2, the lead isn't significant, at least nowhere close to justifying its price. The only way NVIDIA can sell the GTX TITAN-Z, if these numbers hold true, is by delivering on its 375W TDP figure.
The review finds that a system running a single GTX TITAN-Z draws 33W less power than the same system running two GTX 780 Ti cards in SLI, and 60W less power than the same system running a single R9 295X2 (tested at FireStrike Extreme load). Unless you plan on future-proofing yourself for the next decade, the lower power draw doesn't justify the $1,500 higher price. So what explains the delay in launching the GTX TITAN-Z? Either a redesign with higher clocks (and proportionately higher power draw), or development of faster drivers.
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LinusTechTips Community
The review finds that a system running a single GTX TITAN-Z draws 33W less power than the same system running two GTX 780 Ti cards in SLI, and 60W less power than the same system running a single R9 295X2 (tested at FireStrike Extreme load). Unless you plan on future-proofing yourself for the next decade, the lower power draw doesn't justify the $1,500 higher price. So what explains the delay in launching the GTX TITAN-Z? Either a redesign with higher clocks (and proportionately higher power draw), or development of faster drivers.
82 Comments on $2,999 Price of GeForce GTX TITAN-Z Not Justifiable: Review
No video card should be sold with more than a 500$ imo. Dual GPU or otherwise. And I am talking about consumer cards not professional ones.
Remember the 4870 and 4870X2 era? Those prices were right back then. Then nVidia started to get greedy after the acquisition of Ageia and everything changed.
Amazing how some people seem to think that process tech is somehow a fixed cost. 28nm wafers really only dropped in price in the latter part of last year if TSMC's financials are anything to go by. $6K per wafer (now ~ $3.5K) , with the prospect of $10K per 16nmFF/14nm is going to add somewhat to the bottom line.
[Source]Actual HD 4870 X2 cost : $549
So no video card should be sold for more than $500, yet the $549 price on the 4870 X2was right??
This is only arguing the price perspective. Not the validity of the product. If you want to pay that cash for something fine but, its not going to make your gaming experience any better than cheaper routes. I'm not trashing on NVIDIA or AMD. I'm stating they are the only horses in the race and know it. They are pricing themselves together and its obvious.
Oh and I know all to well MFG. costs are never a fixed rate. I've been in manufacturing for over 15 years. I fully agree with you there. Costs ALWAYS increase in the long run. I question AMD and NVIDIAs inflation of them.